I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark.

This time next Monday the Chicago Cubs should be in first place in the NL Central. As much as MLB would love to see the Reds in first, I think their 2023 run has come to an end, pitching issues have seen to that. After completing a 3-3 road trip against the woeful Mets and…

Unlike Spanish language, telenovelas and professional wrestling, organized sports are not scripted reality shows-whether televised or not. The best oddsmakers have proven that nobody really can predict the outcome of every sporting event. Heck, Ron Coomer, radio color analyst of the Cubs can’t call a parlay properly. I know several baseball fans that aren’t as…

Robbing a hitter from a game-winning homer is pretty dramatic and important to a game’s outcome, but is it the most exciting play in baseball? I think some of us slower fans like the stolen base-especially when a player steals home. That’s why Endy De La Cruz’s trifecta earlier this season had fans talking for…

It’s amazing that in a world where employers are supposedly looking to hire, they rely heavily on algorithms to sort through applications and deal with applicants. Yet, all of these joints continue to post openings. I think something is broke. I’m also disappointed that people seem to have forgotten how to treat people. And it’s…

Whether it’s recency bias or reality, it seems like more God awful teams have surprised really good teams this year. Take for example the lowly A’s who have beaten the much better Rays and Brewers. There needn’t be as dramatic a chasm between the two teams for my point to be valid. Even before the…

With only 45-50 games left, I start following the statistical leaders in both leagues to see what milestones are in play-who are the statistical leaders going to be and who might win the big awards. I’ll devote the post to AL position players. If anyone has an AL MVP not named Shohei Ohtani, I’d appreciate…

I remember a time when people used to laugh at themselves-even if it was to join in as they knew others would laugh at them. When not too costly, I’ve been known to laugh hysterically at many of my own gaffes. If we’ve learned anything in the past few years is that people are as…

Sorta big league ballplayer, Sheldon Neuse October, 31, 2017

As every team plays every team each year, we knew the possibility could happen. The timing is fun though. In a few hours, the Mets will host the Cubs in a three-game series while the White Sox will host the Yankees in a 3-game set. Coincidentally, the Cubs and Yankees are both 58-54, but the…

In case you missed it, between the raindrops the Cubs took two of three from the ML best, Atlanta Braves. There are no heady excuses or asterisks. Earlier this season, they took two of three from the then best, Tampa Bay Rays. The Cubs are currently among the best teams in the league. While they…